The Georgia Society of Ophthalmology (GSO) is the only statewide organization representing Georgia ophthalmologists and their patients. The GSO's activities include legislative advocacy, continuing medical education for ophthalmologists, and public education about important eye health care concerns. Members of The Georgia Society of Ophthalmology are board-certified ... Continue Reading
National Report Ranks Georgia 43rd in Protecting Kids From Tobacco
Fifteen years after the 1998 state tobacco settlement, Georgia ranks 43rd in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. Georgia currently spends $2.2 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 1.9 percent of the ... Continue Reading
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Leah Brown Earns Bronze Star for Improving Care for Afghan Women
By Douglas H Stutz, Naval Hospital Bremerton Public Affairs The Tarin Kowt district of Afghanistan is mired in poverty, wracked by warfare, and beset by a host of concerns such as lack of available medical care. Lt. Cmdr. Leah Brown helped to alleviate some of that medical care shortage by providing direct patient-centered care to the local population during her time ... Continue Reading
Physician Executives of Georgia
Physician Executives of Georgia, Inc. is a non-profit association for physicians in - or aspiring to - leadership and executive roles in Georgia. Our mission is to empower physician leaders through education, leadership development and networking. The 2011-2012 President is Don Campbell, M.D., Senior VP Physician Leadership at WellStar Health System. The Executive ... Continue Reading
Georgia Cancer Coalition
The Georgia Cancer Coalition is an independent, not-for-profit organization that unites government agencies, academic institutions, civic groups, corporations and health care organizations in a concerted effort to strengthen cancer prevention, research and treatment in Georgia, with the ultimate goal of making Georgia one of the nation's premier states for cancer care. The ... Continue Reading
Medical Association of Atlanta
The Medical Association of Atlanta (MAA) is a non-profit association dedicated to the advancement of organized medicine in the Atlanta, GA area. The MAA membership is made up of the most actively-involved participants in organized medicine, united together to form "the pulse of Atlanta medicine." www.maa-assn.org ... Continue Reading
Georgia Department of Community Health
The vision of Georgia's Department of Community Health is: provide health care benefits to over two million citizens under the Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids programs and the State Health Benefit Plan for our employees; pursue and correct fraud and abuse through our DCH Program Integrity unit; develop health policy through our Health Strategies Council; approve the ... Continue Reading
Georgia Division of Public Health
The Division of Public Health (DPH) is the lead agency entrusted by the people of the State of Georgia with the ultimate responsibility for the health of communities and the entire population. http://health.state.ga.us/ ... Continue Reading
American Medical Association
The American Medical Association helps doctors help patients by uniting physicians nationwide to work on the most important professional and public health issues. The mission of the AMA is to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. www.ama-assn.org ... Continue Reading
National Medical Association
The mission of the National Medical Association is to advance the art and science of medicine for people of African descent through education, advocacy, and health policy to promote health and wellness, eliminate health disparities, and sustain physician viability. www.nmanet.org ... Continue Reading
Medical Association of Georgia
The Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) is the leading advocacy organization for physicians in Georgia, and it's the primary mechanism that doctors collectively use to achieve a strategic vision for health care in the state. MAG's mission is to enhance patient care and the health of the public by advancing the art and science of medicine and by representing physicians and ... Continue Reading
The American Board of Urology
The American Board of Urology (ABU) is organized to encourage study, improve standards, and promote competency in the practice of Urology. The Board evaluates candidates who are duly licensed to practice medicine, and arranges and conducts examinations for the purpose of certification, subspecialty certification, recertification, and ongoing maintenance of certification. ... Continue Reading
The American Board of Thoracic Surgery
The primary purpose and most essential function of the Board is to protect the public by establishing and maintaining high standards in thoracic surgery. To achieve these objectives, the Board has established qualifications for examination and procedures for certification and recertification. The requirements and procedures are reviewed regularly and modified as necessary.  ... Continue Reading
The American Board of Surgery
The American Board of Surgery (ABS) is an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1937 for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training and knowledge. Surgeons certified by the ABS, known as diplomates, have completed a minimum of five years of surgical residency training following medical school and successfully completed a ... Continue Reading
The American Board of Radiology
The mission of The American Board of Radiology is to serve patients, the public, and the medical profession by certifying that its diplomates have acquired, demonstrated, and maintained a requisite standard of knowledge, skill and understanding essential to the practice of Diagnostic Radiology, Radiation Oncology and Radiologic Physics.  http://www.theabr.org ... Continue Reading
